8 Tips for Succeeding in Recovery after Drug Rehab

What is Life Like After Rehab?

Completing a rehab program is a tremendous accomplishment. Recovery programs are difficult and a lot of work, however, the work is not done the day you graduate. As you have probably learned in your rehab program through relapse prevention, drug and alcohol addiction is a chronic disorder that requires a lifetime of substance abuse management. When you return home, your daily life will look very different than how it was before you entered drug rehab, which is a good thing. Your life in sobriety will be filled with ups and downs. Some days will be easy and some will cause you to struggle with your sobriety. However, there are several ways you can ensure you have more easy days than difficult days which treatment centers can teach you. Here are some tips for staying sober.

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8 Tips for Staying Successful in Recovery

• Live in a Stable, Sober Living Home.

One of the most important parts to ensure your addiction recovery is living in an environment that supports your sobriety. This will include living with others who support you and are free of toxic relationships.

• Avoid Relapse Triggers

Preventing relapse involves avoiding relapse triggers such as people, places, or things including holiday parties, toxic relationships, stress, boredom, drug-using friends, and negative emotions.

• List Your Goals

Establishing goals is important, especially early in addiction recovery. They can be about what you want to accomplish such as going back to school, traveling, losing weight, developing new skills, and rebuilding old relationships. They can keep you motivated and have something to work towards.

• Create a Routine

Plan out your days including wake-up times, daily exercise, therapy sessions, time for yourself, and meal times. Having a routine can help you avoid boredom, loneliness, and stress which are all relapse triggers. It will ensure your days are filled with purpose, meaning, and things to do.

• Continue Individual Therapy

Whether you continue seeing your drug rehab counselor, an outside drug and alcohol addiction therapist, or online therapy, it is important to continue receiving drug abuse therapy. You can address new relapse triggers or stressors, talk to someone when you are seeing relapse signs, and continue treating underlying co-occurring disorders like depression and anxiety.

• Practice Coping Skills

During relapse prevention planning you probably came up with coping skills for relapse triggers when they do arise. It is important to practice these as ways to relax and avoid mental health issues that may have been caused by drug and alcohol addiction. For example, taking a walk, reading a book, meditating, or doing yoga are all ways to keep you grounded.

• Attending Meetings and Support Groups

Support groups including 12-step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous offer support and accountability during your addiction recovery. These are the people you can turn to in times of need when you are struggling with your addiction recovery and creating healthy relationships. There are several different meetings you can try to find the right fit for you.

• Prioritize Your Health

Staying healthy is a key component to continued sobriety. which includes physical health, brain health, and emotional health. Eating healthy meals, exercising regularly, and prioritizing mental health through behavioral therapy and relaxation techniques can all help you stay sober.

Recovery Resources at The Detox Center LA

The Detox Center Los Angeles is a drug and alcohol detox and inpatient drug rehab. Our inpatient treatment program provides several types of therapy to help each client heal physically, mentally, and emotionally from drug and alcohol addiction while providing relapse prevention strategies for continued sobriety long after completing our substance abuse programs. Through a weekly group, we help increase our client’s understanding of preventing relapse for ongoing addiction recovery. The group involves psycho-education and discussing topics associated with relapse prevention, time management, personal recovery goals, and other topics.

If you would like more information about our drug rehab programs, please do not hesitate to reach out to us today.

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